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Mexico Decrees Ban on GMO Corn and Monsanto's Glyphosate Weed Killer(themindunleashed.com)

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wendolynne 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun 4 years ago

Corn is open pollinated, meaning its pollen floats in the air, sometimes a long distance. Thus GMO pollen contaminates crops that they prefer not to be GMO.

jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 4 years ago

Yep, it's right there in the article, they want to preserve their local breeds. I don't think there's any problem with GMO but heritage breeds do need to be kept going. I mean that's likely where the GMO of the future will come from.

Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 years ago

https://naturalsociety.com/monsanto-sued-farmers-16-years-gmos-never-lost/